her uncle is a former democratic governor and u.s. senator. her first cousin is a democratic congressman. earlier in her career, she was a congressional aide for democrat bill brewster from oklahoma. mind you, being a democrat in her home state is not necessarily like being one in washington. >> an oklahoma democrat in a lot of respects is more conservative than a lot of republicans. >> reporter: her long-time close friend, leslie belcher, says she's not even sure of janna's political affiliation but janna has friends of all political stripes. >> she is very easygoing, very friendly. janna is probably the most approachable person i have ever met. >> reporter: janna went to school at wellesley college outside boston like her mother and hillary clinton. after that she was off to get a law degree in washington. while working in d.c. she acquired a reputation as a smart, up and coming lobbyist. then in 1999, her professional life took a turn toward the personal side. she met the young first term republican representative, paul ryan. >> she was ver